The lost Italian Renaissance : humanists, historians, and Latin's legacy by Christopher S Celenza(
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)19
editions published
between
2002
and
2006
in
English
and held by
673 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Historian and literary scholar Christopher Celenza argues that serious interest in the intellectual life of Renaissance Italy
can be reinvigorated -- and the nature of the Renaissance itself reconceived -- by recovering a major part of its intellectual
and cultural activity that has been largely ignored since the Renaissance was first "discovered": the vast body of works --
literary, philosophical, poetic, and religious -- written in Latin. Produced between the mid-fourteenth and the early sixteenth
centuries by major figures such as Leonardo Bruni, Lorenzo Valla, Marsilio Ficino, and Leon Battista Alberti, as well as minor
but interesting thinkers like Lapo da Castiglionchio the Younger, this literature was initially overlooked by scholars of
the Renaissance because they were not written in the vernacular Italian which alone was seen as was the supreme expression
of a culture. This lack of attention, which continued well into the twentieth century, has led interpreters to misread key
aspects of the Renaissance. Offering a flexible theoretical framework within which to understand these Latin texts, Celenza
explains why these "lost" sources are distinctive and why they are worthy of study

Machiavelli : a portrait by Christopher S Celenza(
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editions published
in
2015
in
English
and held by
562 WorldCat member
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worldwide
"Machiavellian"--Used to describe the ruthless cunning of the power-obsessed and the pitiless - is never meant as a compliment.
But the man whose name became shorthand for all that is ugly in politics was more engaging and nuanced than his reputation
suggests. Christopher S. Celenza's Machiavelli: A Portrait removes the varnish of centuries to reveal not only the hardnosed
political philosopher but the skilled diplomat, learned commentator on ancient history, comic playwright, tireless letter
writer, and thwarted lover. Machiavelli's hometown was the epicenter of the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century,
a place of unparalleled artistic and intellectual attainments. But Florence was also riven by extraordinary violence. War
and public executions were commonplace - Machiavelli himself was imprisoned and brutally tortured at the behest of his own
government. These experiences left a deep impression on this keen observer of power politics, whose two masterpieces - The
Prince and The Discourses - draw everywhere on the hard-won wisdom gained from navigating a treacherous world. But like many
of Machiavelli's fellow Florentines, he also immersed himself in the Latin language and wisdom of authors from the classical
past. And for all of Machiavelli's indifference to religion, vestiges of Christianity remained in his thought, especially
the hope for a redeemer - a prince who would provide the stability so rare in Machiavelli's worldly experience

Renaissance humanism and the Papal Curia : Lapo da Castiglionchio the Younger's De curiae commodis by Christopher S Celenza(
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)9
editions published
between
1999
and
2002
in
English
and held by
228 WorldCat member
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worldwide
"Celenza presents a detailed examination of this neglected but important humanist. A contemporary and acquaintance of Leonardo
Bruni, Leon Battista Alberti, and other humanist greats, Lapo da Castiglionchio the Younger presented a bird's-eye view of
the papal court. This volume expands the growing canon of Italian Renaissance Latin literature by providing the first truly
critical edition of this work as well as the first-ever English translation. In addition, Celenza offers a study that illuminates
the social and intellectual context of early humanism. The book discusses Lapo's life and work, the literary context of the
dialogue, and the manner in which Lapo skillfully criticized the papal court even as he sought employment there."--Jacket

Angelo Poliziano's Lamia : text, translation, and introductory studies by Angelo Poliziano(
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)8
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
102 WorldCat member
libraries
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In 1492, Angelo Poliziano published his Lamia, a praelectio, or opening oration to a course he would teach that academic year
on Aristotles Prior Analytics at the Florentine university. Having heard murmurings that he was not philosopher enough to
teach the Aristotelian text, Poliziano strikes back, offering in effect a fable-tinted history of philosophy even as he strikes
back at his presumed detractors. More than a repudiation of local gossip, the text, framed by fables, represents a rethinking
of the mission of philosophy. This volume offers the first English translation, an edition of the

Christianity, latinity, and culture : two studies on Lorenzo Valla by Salvatore I Camporeale(
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)12
editions published
between
2013
and
2014
in
English
and held by
25 WorldCat member
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worldwide
The work of Lorenzo Valla (1406-57) has enjoyed renewed attention in recent years, as have new critical editions of his texts.
One of the most interesting interpreters of Valla, Salvatore I. Camporeale, O.P., had a following among scholars who read
Italian, but very little of his work saw the light in English before his death in 2002. This book presents two of Camporeale's
studies on Valla in English, which examine in detail two of Valla's works: his treatise on the Donation of Constantine (undoubtedly
the work for which Valla is best known) and his Encomium of Saint Thomas Aquinas, delivered publicly in the last year of Valla's
life and, in Camporeale's reading, summing up Valla's multi-faceted thought

Angelo Poliziano's Lamia text, translation, and introductory studies by Angelo Poliziano(
Book
)5
editions published
in
2010
in
English and Latin
and held by
15 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In 1492, Angelo Poliziano published his Lamia, a praelectio, or opening oration to a course he would teach that academic year
on Aristotles Prior Analytics at the Florentine university. Having heard murmurings that he was not philosopher enough to
teach the Aristotelian text, Poliziano strikes back, offering in effect a fable-tinted history of philosophy even as he strikes
back at his presumed detractors. More than a repudiation of local gossip, the text, framed by fables, represents a rethinking
of the mission of philosophy. This volume offers the first English translation, an edition of the Latin text, and four studies
that set this rich example of humanist Latin writing in context